Barbara Galleher Tonry has coached the Yale women's gymnastics
team since its inception in 1973 and has made it one of the most
successful teams in the history of Yale athletics.

The 1987 NCAA Eastern Region's co-Coach of the Year, Tonry
has compiled one of the best records in the country. Her teams have
captured 14 Ivy Classic championships since the first league meet
in 1977.

Tonry has one of the finest athletic backgrounds of any Yale
coach. She is a member of the U.S. Gymnastics Federation Hall of
Fame, the National Tumbling and Trampoline Hall of Fame and the
Texas Hall of Fame. Her all-around gymnastics talents won her a
spot on the 1964 U.S. Olympic training squad and earned her
All-America honors 10 times.

Tonry has served on numerous gymnastics committees,
including the National Association for Intercollegiate Gymnastics
and the U.S. Gymnastics Federation Hall of Fame Selection
Committee. Her resume also includes a Texas mixed doubles tennis
championship and a Texas AAU 3-meter diving title. In addition, she
was twice named a finalist (1954, 1958) for the prestigious
Sullivan Award, presented each year to the nation's top amateur
athlete.

In 1994, Tonry was presented with the Texas Heritage Award.
She and her husband, Don, a former Olympian and NCAA champion
gymnast, wrote the Sports Illustrated Guide to Gymnastics. She is a
1961 graduate of North Texas and holds a masters degree from
Southern Connecticut.